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Empirical treatment with parenteral acyclovir in a child with herpes simplex virus hepatitis and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis secondary to Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection is a complication that often leads to fatal hepatic failure. Early treatment with the anti-viral drug, acyclovir, is life-saving. In view of the non-specific nature of the signs and symptoms associated with HSV hepatitis, diag...

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Autores principales: Faqih, Nesreen A., Alfaqih, Mahmoud A., Salami, Khadra, Herron, Brian, Sultan, Iyad, Al-Hussaini, Maysa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5966627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29850402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.02.006